PROV 31:12 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. גְּמָלַתְ,הוּ
2. 398566,398567
3. She does to him
4. does
5. 1580
6. VO-Vqp3fs,Sp3ms
7. she,does_to_him
8. S
9. Y-700
10. 278216
1. טוֹב
2. 398568
3. good
4. good
6. S-Aamsa
7. good
8. -
9. Y-700
10. 278217
1. וְ,לֹא
2. 398569,398570
3. and not
4. but
5. 3808
6. S-C,Tn
7. and=not
8. -
9. Y-700
10. 278218
2. 398571
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 278219
1. רָע
2. 398572
3. evil
4. -
6. S-Aamsa
7. evil
8. -
9. Y-700
10. 278220
1. כֹּל
2. 398573
3. all of
4. -
5. 3605
6. S-Ncmsc
7. all_of
8. -
9. Y-700
10. 278221
1. יְמֵי
2. 398574
3. the days of
4. -
5. 3117
6. S-Ncmpc
7. the_days_of
8. -
9. Y-700
10. 278222
1. חַיֶּֽי,ה
2. 398575,398576
3. her life of her
4. her life
6. S-Ncmpc,Sp3fs
7. her_life_of,her
8. -
9. Y-700
10. 278223
2. 398577
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 278224
2. 398578
3. -
4. -
6. -
8. S
9. -
10. 278225

31:12 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 31:10–31: This poem describes a capable wife who has good character

In Hebrew, this section is arranged in the form of an acrostic poem. Each of its twenty-two verses begins with a different letter, following the normal order of the Hebrew alphabet. The poem praises the character and abilities of an ideal wife. After an introduction that describes her value (vv. 10–12), the poem describes her activities and achievements in various areas (vv. 13–27). It concludes with praise by her family (vv. 28–29) and all the people (vv. 30–31). The last two verses also serve as the poet’s final conclusion. They summarize what is truly important in an ideal wife.Waltke (page 515) says that the final two verses are praise “by all.” Murphy (page 245) agrees that the “praise” in the final two verses is the “goal or purpose of the poem.”

Some other headings for this section are:

A good wife with many abilities

Description of a Worthy Woman (NASB)

A truly good wife (CEV)

Paragraph 31:10–12

This introductory paragraph describes the value of the ideal wife in two ways:

She is a woman who is both capable and good. Such a woman is hard to find and is extremely valuable (v. 10).
She benefits her husband in many ways (vv. 11–12).

31:12

She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.

All the days of her life she does nothing to harm him. Instead, everything she does benefits him.
She always does things that improve the life of her husband. She never does anything that makes his life bad/unpleasant.

She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life: The word that the BSB translates as brings is more literally “repays” or “rewards.”BDB #1580, TWOT #360. Fox (page 893) suggests that she does these good things in “response to…her husband’s choosing her as a wife.” It means that she does good things for her husband and treats him well. The phrase not harm emphasizes that she does only what is good and beneficial, nothing that is bad or harmful. Some other ways to translate this verse are:

Every day of her life, she does what is best for him, never anything harmful… (VOICE)

As long as she lives, she does him good and never harm. (GNT)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ט֣וֹב וְ⁠לֹא־רָ֑ע

good and=not harm

See how you translated the abstract nouns good in [11:27](../11/27.md) and evil in [1:16](../01/16.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ט֣וֹב וְ⁠לֹא־רָ֑ע

good and=not harm

The expressions good and not evil mean the same thing. Lemuel’s mother is using the two expressions together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [extremely good]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חַיֶּֽי⁠ה

(Some words not found in UHB: she,does_to_him good and=not harm all days_of her_life_of,her )

See how you translated the abstract noun life in [10:16](../10/16.md).

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. She does to him
2. does
3. 1536,1978
5. 398566,398567
6. VO-Vqp3fs,Sp3ms
8. S
9. Y-700
10. 278216
1. good
2. good
3. 2866
5. 398568
6. S-Aamsa
8. -
9. Y-700
10. 278217
1. and not
2. but
3. 1987,3835
5. 398569,398570
6. S-C,Tn
8. -
9. Y-700
10. 278218
1. evil
2. -
3. 7217
5. 398572
6. S-Aamsa
8. -
9. Y-700
10. 278220
1. all of
2. -
3. 3671
5. 398573
6. S-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-700
10. 278221
1. the days of
2. -
3. 3371
5. 398574
6. S-Ncmpc
8. -
9. Y-700
10. 278222
1. her life of her
2. her life
3. 2448,1978
5. 398575,398576
6. S-Ncmpc,Sp3fs
8. -
9. Y-700
10. 278223

31:12 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear PROV 31:12

Hebrew word order

Section 31:10–31: This poem describes a capable wife who has good character

Paragraph 31:10–12

31:12

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)